Improved nursing-table



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5mm 22mm i @time JEREMTAH LARKIN, OF UNIONVLLE, SOUTH CAROLINA.

l Leners Patent No. 88,881, dated Apro 13, 1869.

IMPROVE!) NURSING-TABLE.

To all whom it ma/y concern Y Be it known that I, J EREMIAH LARKIN, of Unionville, in the district of Union, and State of South Carolina, have invented a new and improved Nursing-Table and I do hereby declarethat the following isa full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

drawers B, capable of holding the contents of the stomach, and into which it may be delivered without requiring the patient to rise more than upon one elbow, 4to pull outthe drawer, thus saving much trouble and pain to the unattended invalid.

` The top is provided with a caster, D, Whereinwaterjugs and medicine-vessels may be placed and held 'securely against falling over when the table is moved.

E represents asuction-tube, to be used for obtaining water from the jug by the patient whilev lying in the bed; and

F represents a discharge-tube, having a bell-mouth, whereby the water. may be ej ectedinto one 4of the d rawers, after holding in the mouth formoistening it, a passage, G, being provided through the top of the table, leading to a drawer.

By this arrangement, persons unable to procure nurses may be made much more comfortable in sickness, as will be readily seen.

vHaving thus described my invention,

I claim as new, and desire to secure Patent'- The nursing-table A, provided with the drawers B, bottle-caster D, suction-tube E, discharge-tube F, and opening G, all constructed and arranged substantially as herein shown and described.

J EREMIAH LARKN.

by Letters Witnesses:

J. E. HUGHES, `W. S. GREGORY. 

